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It was bad enough when Dolly Parton fan Diane Duffin blasted out her hits such as 9 to 5 at full volume every day.

But when she insisted on playing them from nine to five and well into the early hours, neighbours decided she should face the music.

Now Diane, 36 - who once blared out Dolly anthem D.I.V.O.R.C.E 20 times in a day - faces eviction after ignoring council anti-noise orders.

Fellow resident Joanne Kempston said the 20-month campaign made her family's life "a living hell".

Mum-of-two Joanne, 33, said: "It usually started at around 11am and carried on until 1am the next morning. We couldn't sleep.

"I considered moving but this is my home."

Police and council officials raided Diane's Leeds address on July 27 and seized CDs and five stereos.

Officials began legal action to take out an Asbo and kick her out of her council home. She was also given another noise abatement notice. But Joanne claimed: "After they took her stereos she went out the next day, bought another and started again."

During the raid, mum-of-four Diane and boyfriend Wayne Wonnacott, 26, were also held on suspicion of having and planning to supply hard drugs. They were freed on bail.

Joanne accused her of more sinister forms of harassment and said: "I've had bottles smashed on my door."

Diane, who faces further legal action for breaking noise orders, blamed the loud music on her son.

But she claimed her family was being victimised and said: "We've been targeted. They want us out."

Cllr Steve Smith hailed the legal bid against her as "excellent" and added: "I hope it brings peace and quiet to her neighbours."

Dolly FACT

Dolly was born Jan 19, 1946, the fourth of 12 children, in a one-room cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee